Recently, Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council issued "notice on newly approved master’s degree authorization points and revocation of the master's degree authorization points 2014(degree 2014) (No. 14)”, master of engineering (Transportation Engineering) and master of arts (Art Design) from Shanghai University of Engineering Science have been approved with degree authorization right. Being the first two professional degree authorization points, it means our graduate education has become more diversified, expanding from academic-oriented master training to both academic and professional master training. The two new programs will start recruiting students in 2015.
Our university started the application process in 2013. The Secretary of Party Committee and the president attached great importance to it and the Postgraduate Office has done a meticulous organization work. With integrated academic resources and reasonable top-level design as the foundation, the university held many declaration material demonstrations and defense rehearsals. On the basis of fully listening to and absorbing the views and suggestions, they repeatedly discussed，revised materials and planed presentation content and delivery with the two schools. Therefore, the initiative’s necessity and feasibility had been comprehensively explored.
Meanwhile, the characteristics and advantages of the two programs have been fully tapped by highlighting the strength, features and conditions of school running, which lays a solid foundation for the success of the application.
The professional master’s degree education is an important part of the academic degree and graduate education, and is an important way to train high level applied and inter-disciplinary talents. The two new authorized professional master's programs have enriched our graduate education, broadened our professional disciplines, optimized the structure and layout of cultivation of graduate education, and promoted the development of academic degree and graduate education of our university. At the same time, it is of great significance for our graduate education to meet the needs of regional economic development and continue to expand cooperation among industry, study and research, and provides a broader platform for our graduate education development.